as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event kept their love letters as souvenirs of their courtship

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Recent Examples of souvenir Buy a bottle of your favorite bourbon or rye to take home as a souvenir. Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025 Shell World stocks an extensive selection of gifts, home decor, books, clothing, memorabilia, island souvenirs—and, yes, thousands upon thousands of shells in every shape, size, and color imaginable. Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025 Listen to this article 2 min A New York Yankees fan had the opportunity to go home with an awesome souvenir, but the goodness of his heart got to him. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025 Tickets were priced at $45 per person and included a business passport checklist, goodie bags, souvenirs and entry into a raffle. Kaitlin Mikrut, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for souvenir
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Noun
  • So many nostalgic nods pulled on my heartstrings, from the return of the Paint the Night after-dark parade at Disneyland Park with reminders of the Main Street Electrical Parade to the new World of Color Happiness!
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
  • Stay organized: Use calendars, planners, or reminder apps to help manage memory problems or mental fatigue.
    Brandi Jones, Health, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • These memorials in Senegal and Benin mark the locations where Africans were shipped away from their homelands into chattel slavery.
    Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Time, 21 May 2025
  • The public royal engagement was of a somber nature, as Queen Letizia and King Felipe attended a memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 May 2025

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“Souvenir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souvenir. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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